Monthly Archives: November 2011
Petersburg Lawmaker Elena Babich: Gays Shouldn’t Be Seen (and Jews Should Keep Quiet, Too)
Confronted last week at a book signing in a downtown Petersburg bookstore by LGBT rights activists, Elena Babich, a deputy in the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly representing the so-called Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and one of the most … Continue reading
Filed under feminism, gay rights, Russian society
How can you help fight anti-gay laws in Russia? (international campaign)
_____ www.gayrussia.eu St. Petersburg: How can you help fight anti-gay laws in Russia? Join the international campaign 10,000 letters to the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Many of you have been asking us how you can … Continue reading
The 1%: Marina Abramovic & Jeffrey Deitch
http://occupyduniya.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/abramovic-deitch/ The 1%: Marina Abramovic & Jeffrey Deitch 1) Sara Wookey: Open Letter from dancer who refused to participate in Marina Abramović’s MOCA performance 2) 50 Artists: Open Letter to Jeffrey Deitch Sara Wookey’s Open Letter I participated in an audition … Continue reading
Filed under contemporary art, open letters, manifestos, appeals
Nikolay Oleynikov: Zero Gravity Revolt (Brussels)
NIKOLAY OLEYNIKOV (Chto Delat and more) ZERO GRAVITY REVOLT A learning mural Curated by Elena Sorokina; choreographed by Ula Sickle in collaboration with young artists, dancers and students from Académie Royale des Beaux Arts de Bruexelles, La Cambre, Ecole de … Continue reading
Filed under art exhibitions, contemporary art
Free Matvei Krylov!
Water Stunt May Earn 2 Years in Jail 01 November 2011 Alexey Eremenko The Moscow Times An opposition activist faces two years in jail for splashing water in the face of a prosecutor who jailed his comrades and allegedly threatened to kill him, the Agora rights group said … Continue reading
The Campaign against Petersburg’s Proposed Homophobic Law
Breaking News: Interfax, Gazeta.Ru and other sources are now reporting that during its session today (November 23), the Petersburg Legislative Assembly has decided to postpone indefinitely the second reading of its draft law banning the “promotion of homosexuality.” United Russia … Continue reading
They Live
A look into the “HOW” of the Occupy Wall Street movement: The consensus process. The community of occupiers at Liberty Plaza have sparked the process of building a movement that now transcends any one physical landmark. The tools to keep … Continue reading
The Militarization of US Campus Police: Three Responses
[...] Last week, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau issued a statement justifying the brutal use of police batons on student protesters like this: It is unfortunate that some protesters chose to obstruct the police by linking arms and forming a … Continue reading
